The costume
design for King Kong was based on clothing design from
the 1920's -1930's. Pictured, from left to right: Jack
Black (Carl Denham), Naomi Watts (Ann Darrow), Adrien
Brody (Jack Driscoll) and Kyle Chandler (Bruce Baxter).

Accessories
are the finishing touches applied to costume design.
They help define many attributes of the character's
personality.

Jack Black
(Carl Denham) dressed in men's evening wear circa 1930.

You
Can Be A Woman Makeup Artist or Costume Designer
follows two creative artists who create magic, glamour,
beauty and art every day as a makeup artist and a
costume designer. Judith Love Cohen and Robyn Friend
step inside Universal Pictures' King Kong, directed
by Academy Award winning director Peter Jackson, to
tell the stories of Michal Bigger, a makeup artist
who contributed to the makeup design of Naomi Watts'
character Ann Darrow, and Eliza Godman, assistant
costume designer responsible for the design and assembly
of costumes for the film's many extras. Their
current project requires them to take you to New York
City in the 30's and the mythical Skull Island by
the makeup and costumes that make it happen! This
book will show girls who love to use art and their
imaginations that they have some exciting and different
career opportunities.